The Best Transportation System in the World

The Best Transportation System in the World
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9780812221169
ISBN-13 : 0812221168
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Book Synopsis The Best Transportation System in the World by : Mark H. Rose

Download or read book The Best Transportation System in the World written by Mark H. Rose and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the role of government in organizing the nation's transportation industries. As the authors show, over the course of the twentieth century transportation in the United States was as much a product of hard-fought politics, lobbying, and litigation as it was a naturally evolving system of engineering and available technology.


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